Rudy# A Message To You produced by Dandy Livingston, Elvis Costello for Trojan, 2 Tone in 1967
Rudy A Message To You Riddim Release Details
- Riddim year: 1967
- Total tracks: 2
- Unique artists on riddim: 2
- Production credits: Dandy Livingston, Elvis Costello, Trojan, 2 Tone
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Produced by Dandy Livingstone and first cut in 1967, Rudy A Message To You Riddim links one of rocksteady’s defining songs with the later 2 Tone revival that made the tune familiar to a wider audience. Dandy Livingstone’s original Rudy, A Message To You sits at the center of the set, while The Specials’ A Message to You, Rudy from 1979 gives the riddim its best-known second life. The result is a sharp, era-spanning package that captures the plainspoken bounce of late-60s UK-Jamaican rocksteady and the easy crossover appeal that kept the melody alive through the Trojan and 2 Tone catalogue.
Rudy A Message To You Riddim Tracklist:
- Dandy Livingston – Rudy, A Message To You (1967)
- The Specials – A Message to You, Rudy (1979)
